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Requires the New York City Housing Authority to provide a written statement articulating the reasons for denial of any request

Requires the New York City Housing Authority to provide a written statement articulating the reasons for denial of any request when the denial precedes a tenant's right to institute a grievance…

Keith L.T. WrightSigned by Governor

Signed into law

Authorizes the state of New York mortgage agency to invest fund in Government National Mortgage Association mortgage backed securities

Authorizes the state of New York mortgage agency to invest funds in Government National Mortgage Association mortgage backed securities.

Keith L.T. WrightSigned by Governor

Signed into law

Relates to covered employment as a domestic worker for temporary disability benefits

Relates to covered employment as a domestic worker for temporary disability benefits.

Keith L.T. WrightOn the Assembly floor

Requires the licensing of persons engaged in the design, construction, operation, inspection, maintenance, alteration and repair of elevators

Requires the licensing of persons engaged in the design, construction, operation, inspection, maintenance, alteration and repair of elevators and other automatic people moving devices and creates…

Keith L.T. WrightRules Committee

Requires landlord to grant access to engineer or architect hired by tenants to inspect major capital improvements in certain multiple dwellings

Provides that no landlord shall deny access to a licensed professional engineer or licensed registered architect hired by any tenant or tenant association representing tenants of a multiple dwelling…

Keith L.T. WrightOn the Assembly floor

Relates to the licensing of persons engaged in the design, construction, operation, inspection, maintenance, alteration and repair of elevators

Makes technical amendments to a chapter of the laws of 2016 requiring the licensing of persons engaged in the design, construction, operation, inspection, maintenance, alteration and repair of…

Keith L.T. WrightLabor Committee

Relates to rent adjustments for major capital improvements

Relates to rent adjustments for major capital improvements.

Keith L.T. WrightHousing, Construction And Community Development Committee

Prohibits an owner from adjusting the amount of preferential rent upon the renewal of a lease

Prohibits an owner from adjusting the amount of preferential rent, rent charged and paid by the tenant which is less than the legal regulated rent for the housing accommodation, upon the renewal of…

Keith L.T. WrightHousing, Construction And Community Development Committee

Initiates a four-year moratorium on the dissolution of any urban rental Mitchell-Lama company and establishes a Mitchell-Lama housing program study

Initiates a four-year moratorium on the dissolution of any urban rental Mitchell-Lama company and establishes a Mitchell-Lama housing program study.

Keith L.T. WrightHousing, Construction And Community Development Committee

Relates to claims for unjust conviction and imprisonment

Relates to claims for unjust conviction and imprisonment.

Keith L.T. WrightJudiciary Committee

Relates to projects to assist in developing rental units for persons or families having a monthly income at or below seventy percent of the AMI; appropriation

Establishes the senior housing fund, the emergency affordable housing construction fund and the jobs training fund and makes an appropriation therefor; directs the Commissioner of Housing and…

Keith L.T. WrightWays And Means Committee

Relates to the residential emergency services to offer home repairs to the elderly program

Relates to the residential emergency services to offer home repairs to the elderly program.

Keith L.T. WrightHousing Committee

Provides for the appointment of the members of the New York state housing finance agency, the housing trust fund corporation and the affordable housing corporation

Provides for the appointment of the members of the New York state housing finance agency, the housing trust fund corporation and the affordable housing corporation.

Keith L.T. WrightHousing Committee

Enacts the "roadway excavation quality assurance act"

Enacts the "roadway excavation quality assurance act"; relates to workers on excavations; provides that utility companies or their contractors shall use competent workers and shall pay the…

Keith L.T. WrightRules Committee

Relates to conciliation and non-compliance with public assistance employment; repealer

Relates to conciliation and non-compliance with public assistance employment.

Keith L.T. WrightWays And Means Committee

Prohibits work experience programs in New York

Prohibits work experience programs in New York.

Keith L.T. WrightWays And Means Committee

Relates to monthly grants and allowances of public assistance and repeals certain provisions of such law relating thereto; repealer

Relates to monthly grants and allowances of public assistance and repeals certain provisions of such law relating thereto.

Keith L.T. WrightWays And Means Committee

Authorizes guidelines for granting contracts to disabled veterans eligible under the home for heroes program

Authorizes guidelines for granting contracts to disabled veterans eligible under the access to home for heroes program.

Keith L.T. WrightWays And Means Committee

Relates to recovery of certain housing accommodations by a landlord

Relates to recovery of certain housing accommodations by a landlord; limits a landlord's ability to take possession of units for their own primary residence: permits recovery of only one unit, and…

Keith L.T. WrightOn the Assembly floor

Includes writer salaries and fees within production costs eligible for the empire state film production credit

Includes writers' salaries and fees within production costs eligible for the empire state film production credit.

Keith L.T. WrightFinance Committee

Establishes a tax abatement for rent-controlled and rent regulated property occupied by persons with student debt

Establishes a tax abatement for rent-controlled and rent regulated property occupied by persons with student debt.

Keith L.T. WrightReal Property Taxation Committee

Limits the amount of rent increase after the vacancy of a housing accommodation

Limits the amount of rent increase after the vacancy of a housing accommodation.

Keith L.T. WrightOn the Assembly floor

Permits the declaration of an emergency pursuant to the EMTPA for rental housing accommodations located in buildings covered by a project based assistance contract

Permits the declaration of an emergency pursuant to the EMTPA for rental housing accommodations located in buildings covered by a project based assistance contract pursuant to section 8 of the…

Keith L.T. WrightOn the Assembly floor

Allows for baccalaureate and advanced degree programs and certain educational and training activity to count towards the work participation rate

Allows for baccalaureate and advanced degree programs to count towards the work participation rate and further provides for certain educational and training activity to count towards the…

Keith L.T. WrightOn the Assembly floor

Requires that any disposition of land or buildings by the New York City Housing Authority be subject to and comply with the provisions of New York City's Uniform Land Use Review Procedure

Requires that any disposition of land or buildings by the New York City Housing Authority be subject to and comply with the provisions of New York City's Uniform Land Use Review Procedure.

Keith L.T. WrightOn the Assembly floor

Requires certification notice to tenant when rent is paid by human resources administration

Provides that whenever rent is paid by NYC human resources administration on behalf of a tenant on public assistance, the department of housing preservation shall send a certification of payment to…

Keith L.T. WrightOn the Assembly floor

Authorizes certain care and treatment to injured employees

Authorizes certain care and treatment to injured employees receiving workers' compensation benefits; relates to massage therapy services.

Keith L.T. WrightLabor Committee

Relates to the continuation of death benefits to a surviving spouse regardless of remarriage

Relates to the continuation of death benefits to a surviving spouse regardless of remarriage.

Keith L.T. WrightLabor Committee

Provides factors and requirements to be considered and followed when health care practitioner's diagnosis differs from treating health care practitioner as to disability

Provides factors to be considered when a health care practitioner's opinion differs from that of referral's treating health care practitioner as to a disability; requires such health care…

Keith L.T. WrightSocial Services Committee

Requires public officers and bodies to provide interpreters and assistive listening devices for the hearing impaired at public hearings under certain conditions

Requires public officers and public bodies to make reasonable efforts to provide qualified interpreters at no charge for the hearing impaired at public meetings and hearings upon written request to…

Keith L.T. WrightInvestigations And Government Operations Committee

Requires that municipalities having a population of one million or more persons must prioritize the timely exit of low income housing tax credit investors

Requires that, as a condition of being a sub-allocatee for awarding low income housing tax credits, municipalities having a population of one million or more persons must prioritize the timely exit…

Keith L.T. WrightHousing Committee

Relates to prerequisites and certificate of merit in an eviction proceeding

Relates to prerequisites and certificate of merit in an eviction proceeding.

Keith L.T. WrightJudiciary Committee

Relates to waivers of rent adjustments attributable to major capital improvements

Relates to waivers of rent adjustments attributable to major capital improvements.

Keith L.T. WrightOn the Assembly floor

Prohibits landlords from charging potential tenants application fees greater than the actual cost of a credit check or other related services paid by the landlord

Allows landlords to charge potential tenants application fees no greater than the actual cost of a credit check or related services paid to a third party by the landlord, and in no event shall such…

Keith L.T. WrightOn the Assembly floor

Prohibits landlords from including additional services in a tenant's base rent

Prohibits landlords from including additional services in a tenant's base rent; provides that additional services include cable television, internet services, garage usage and utilities.

Keith L.T. WrightCodes Committee

Relates to acknowledging that the institution of slavery was an appalling tragedy in the history of this state

Relates to acknowledging that the institution of slavery was an appalling tragedy in the history of this state.

Keith L.T. WrightInvestigations And Government Operations Committee

Relates to the aggregate annual income of low income persons or families eligible for accommodations in a company project

Relates to the aggregate annual income of low income persons or families eligible for accommodations in a company project.

Keith L.T. WrightHousing, Construction And Community Development Committee

Relates to a housing authority's disposition of property

Relates to a housing authority's disposition of property.

Keith L.T. WrightOn the Assembly floor

Requires the NYC housing authority to include a notice informing a prospective tenant or tenant of the ability to add legal occupants to the lease or renewal lease

Requires the NYC housing authority to include a notice informing a prospective tenant or tenant of the ability to add legal occupants to the lease or renewal lease and to provide a form to add the…

Keith L.T. WrightHousing, Construction And Community Development Committee

Establishes the save our sight program and the save our sight fund to provide vision screening and educational information

Establishes the save our sight program and the save our sight fund to promote vision health and safety for children; targets children with amblyopia for support regarding such children's vision;…

Keith L.T. WrightWays And Means Committee

Relates to the control and stabilization of rent; repealer

Relates to the control and stabilization of rent.

Keith L.T. WrightHousing Committee

Authorizes the formation of the Heights heritage area; repealer

Authorizes the formation of the Heights heritage area.

Keith L.T. WrightTourism, Parks, Arts And Sports Development Committee

Expands the definition of "contracting party"

Expands the definition of "contracting agency".

Keith L.T. WrightGovernmental Operations Committee

Extends provisions of law relating to the regulation of rents in certain dwellings

Extends provisions of law relating to the regulation of rents in certain dwellings.

Keith L.T. WrightHousing Committee

Extends provisions of law relating to the regulation of rents in certain dwellings

Extends provisions of law relating to the regulation of rents in certain dwellings.

Keith L.T. WrightHousing Committee

Relates to tax abatements, general corporation tax in NYC, conversion of residential property to condominiums, and loft authorization; repealer

Relates to tax abatements, general corporation tax in NYC, conversion of residential property to condominiums, and loft authorization.

Keith L.T. WrightOn the Assembly floor

Extends provisions of the emergency housing rent control law until June 17, 2015

Extends provisions of the emergency housing rent control law until June 17, 2015.

Keith L.T. WrightOn the Assembly floor

Relates to grand jury instructions

Relates to grand jury instructions.

Keith L.T. WrightOn the Assembly floor